Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers

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Name of Web site
 URL
 Notes
Glogster
http://edu.glogster.com
Use this site for digital posters. Students need to be given a login.
Wordle
http://www.wordle.net
Use this site to create a word cloud. No login required.

http://take-a-screenshot.org
Use this link to capture your Wordle as a picture image to paste in a wiki or web page
Comic Strip Creator
http://www.stripcreator.com/make.php
Make a short comic strip--1-3 panels. Requires registration to save.
Make Beliefs Comix
http://www.makebeliefscomixcom
Make a comic strip up to 4 panels. No registration required.
Primary Pad
 http://primarypad.com/
A collaborative note pad in real time. Several students can use it at a time.
PortaPortal
http://www.portaportal.com
Online social bookmarking site. Takes your bookmarks anywhere you have internet connenction.
Classtools.net
http://classtools.net
Check out all the cool tools for classroom use. No registration or login required.
Brochure Maker
http://www.mybrochuremaker.com
Make a brochure or flyer.
Photo Sharing
http://www.flickr.com
Requires registration but a good way to organize and find photos
Image Library
http://www.pics4learning.com
Make this your first stop for free, no copyright restricted photos and pictures.
Images, speeches and video
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
With a goal of 5 million items -- from speeches to images to video to digitized text and more -- the American Memory project is by far the best source for digital content specific to American History. More than 100 thematic collections make it easy to find images specific to your class's needs.
Pictures and photos
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/MainPage
 Search here for copyright free photos of just about anything
Edit Grid
 http://www.editgrid.com/
 An online excel based spreadsheet
Create A Graph
 http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createAgraph/default.aspx
 Create different types of graphs such as bar graphs, line graphs, scatterplots, lines, plot points